Close to 1,000 escape in Congolese prison breakout

Nearly 1,000 inmates escaped during a mass jailbreak in southeastern Congo Wednesday. Eight armed men attacked the Lumumbashi prison in a bid to free a militant on death row. At least 152 inmates have so far been recaptured, officials say.

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AP - An official says two people were killed during a massive jailbreak by nearly 970 prisoners in southeastern Congo.

Dikanga Kazadi, the information minister of Katanga province, says eight armed men attacked the prison guards in Lumumbashi on Wednesday, allowing the prisoners to flee. He says police have recaptured 152 of the 967 escaped prisoners. He says the armed men were trying to free a militant who was condemned to death.

Kazadi said that the two dead included a police officer and a young man who was visiting his detained brother.

There have been no executions in Congo since President Joseph Kabila came to power in 2001.

Date created : 07/09/2011

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by Tk Moses Diamond (not verified) - 09/09/2011 - 05:39

This Joseph Kabila Games, He must Just leave the country to our new president Etienne Tshiseke Wa Mulumba. please tell Sarkozy, Obama and the rest of the president that van help Drcongo, to take that small boy out of our country...thankx

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Close to 1,000 escape in Congolese prison breakout

Nearly 1,000 inmates escaped during a mass jailbreak in southeastern Congo Wednesday. Eight armed men attacked the Lumumbashi prison in a bid to free a militant on death row. At least 152 inmates have so far been recaptured, officials say.

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